Fresh Cranberry Compote

Submitted by hellokitty

"From Everyday is a Party Cookbook by Emeril Lagasse. Looked good on the FoodNetwork!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 2 cups
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb fresh cranberries (you can use frozen too)
• 1 tablespoon orange zest, grated
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
• 1⁄4 cup orange juice, fresh
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch

directions

1. Put the cranberies, lemon and orange zest, orange and lemon juice, sugar, vanilla and 11/2 cups of the water in a medium saucepan over medium high heat.
2. Bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes.
3. Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup water and add to the pan.
4. Reduce the heat to medium, then stir constantly until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.
5. Remove from heat and cool completely before serving.

Reviews

[AniSarit]

The best cranberry sauce ever! I wanted to post this, but thanks hellokitty for saving me the trouble! The correct amount of lemon zest is 1 teaspoon. Making this a day in advance is the only way to go, since all the flavors really come out. Also, using a good quality vanilla extract is important.

 

[jVo6236]

Oh, this is SO GOOD! You will NEVER eat that canned crap again. Use FRESH cranberries. It's better. It's easy and makes you look like you know what you're doing. I made this when I saw Emeril make it last year and I plan to bring it to our gathering this year! YUMMMMMMM! Goes great on turkey/stuffing sandwiches leftover! Thanks for posting this so I didn't have to!